Resume Elaine Olafson Henry
Box 33
Big Horn, Wyoming 82833 USA
EDUCATION
2017– 2020 University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming – MA, English
1992–1995 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois - MFA, Art (Ceramics)
1990–1992 University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming – BFA, Art (Ceramics)
WRITINGS
2022 Catalog Essay, Breaking Ground: Women in California Clay, American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), Pomona, California
2022 The NCECA 2022 Conference: Fertile Ground, New Ceramics (Neue Keramik), June Issue
2022 "Raven Half-moon," Ceramics: Art and Perception, Issue #118
2021 "Flaming Fingers: Trudy Chiddix," Ceramics: Art and Perception
2020. "Comparative Analysis of Contemporary Fine Art Criticism and Contemporary Ceramics Criticism," Masters Thesis, University of Wyoming Department of English, ProQuest
2018 "Derek Reeverts," Ceramics Ireland
2017– "Postcard from Wyoming, a regular quarterly column for Ceramics: Art and Perception, Australia
2018
2006 Surface Matters, Exhibition Catalog
PUBLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS
2018 Interview, Taiwan Public Television
2015 New Ceramics, The European Ceramics Magazine. "A review of Flora and Fauna, an exhibition at The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming," curated by Elaine Olafson Henry
2014 “Somo lo Mismo: La Obra de Elaine Henry,” Revista Internacional Ceramica, Volume 134, p 26
2014 New Ceramics: The European Ceramics Magazine. “We are the Same: The Work of Elaine O. Henry.” July/August 2014
2012 Members’ Exhibition. Catalog. International Academy of Ceramics 45th General Assembly, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2012 “Elaine O. Henry: International Vision” by Shao Ting-ju. Taiwan Crafts, volume 46
2011 Zibo International Macsabal Silkroad Woodfire Conference Catalog. Zibo, China
2010 Members’ Exhibition. Catalog. International Academy of Ceramics 44th General Assembly, Paris, France
2010 Introduction to Zhejiang Kiln International Ceramic Art Exhibition of 2010. China (Hangzhou) Cultural Creation Industry Expo
2010 Ceramics and Contemporary Sculpture by LvPinChang
2009 The American Ceramic Art Museum at FuLe International Ceramic Art Museums (FLICAM). Fuping, China
2008 Members’ Exhibition. Catalog. International Academy of Ceramics 43rd General Assembly, Xi’an, China
2008 China Ceramic Artist, edited by Bai Ming. Volume 3
2008 “Complementarity in Conflict,” by Glen R. Brown, Ceramics: Art & Perception #73
2007 Topeka Community Foundation Video Broadcast, Channel 49/9, Topeka, Kansas
2006 Works by Ceramic Artists from Around the World, edited by Fu Ziying
2005 Interview, Jingdezhen CCTV Television, Jingdezhen, China
2005 World Famous Ceramic Artist Studios, an eight-volume set of books by Bai Ming, Beijing, China
2003 The Studio Potter, “NCECA International Residency Program in China,” p. 83, Summer 2003
2003 Chinese Potters Quarterly, “The NCECA Annual Meeting in San Diego,” p. 4, Spring 2003
2002 The Studio Potter, “Foshan International Ceramic Workshop 2002,” p. 85, December Issue
2002 Interviews: CCTV, Foshan Radio and Guangzhou News
2002 Exhibition Catalog: Invitational Exhibition of International Ceramics, China Foshan International Exposition, ISBN 962.8211.22.6
2002 International Ceramic Art, Lecture: "Value and Worth: A Public Issue in American Ceramics," China Foshan International Ceramics Conference, ISBN 962.8211.27.7
2001 Ceramics: Mastering the Craft, Second Edition, by Richard Zakin, ISBN 0.87341.867.0
2000 Allan Chasanoff Ceramic Collection, 224 Page Catalog
1999 The Studio Potter, Feature Article, p. 86, June/July
1998 The Ceramic Design Book, Lark Books, Asheville, North Carolina, ISBN 1.57990.058.5
1996 Ceramics Monthly, Feature Article “Beyond Graduate School,” pp. 65-67, November
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 50 Bowls/50 States/50 Woodfires, Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, Missouri
50 Bowls/50 States/50 Woodfires, American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), Pomona, California
2020 Surrounded, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, Wyoming
2018 50 Bowls/50 States/50 Woodfires, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, Pennsylvania
2017 Art321, Casper, Wyoming
2014 Featured Artist, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana
2013 Guardians of the Secret, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming
2009 Sentinels, College of the Ozarks, Branson, Missouri
2003 Excess and Constraint, Emporia Arts Center, Emporia, Kansas
2002 Sculptures by Elaine Henry, Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, Kansas, Brochure
1999 Garden City Community College, Garden City, Kansas
1998 Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Kansas
1996 Emporia Arts Council, Emporia, Kansas
1995 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Associated Artists Gallery, Carbondale, Illinois
1994 Rend Lake Community College, Ina, Illinois
1993 Vergette Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
1992 BFA Thesis Exhibition, UP Gallery, University of Wyoming, Laramie
1991 UP Gallery, University of Wyoming, Laramie
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 o The Brinton 101, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming
2018 o The Brinton 101, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming
2017 o The Brinton 101, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming
2016 o Small Works, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming
o Summer Residents’ Exhibition, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana
o Shapers of the Field: NCECA Honors and Fellows Exhibition, Leedy Voulkos Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
2016 o 2016 Master Series Exhibition, Paducah School of Art, Paducah, Kentucky
2015 o Watershed Auction, Maine
2015 o Bembel Exhibition, Westerwald Ceramics Museum, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany.
2014 o IAC Members’ Exhibition, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
o Retrospective Group Exhibition, Sagebrush Gallery, Sheridan, Wyoming
2013 o Elaine Henry, featured artist at Red Lodge Clay Center, Montana
2012 o Emporia State University Annual Faculty Exhibition
o IAC Members’ Exhibition, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2011 o Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, The Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University,
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, US
2010 o International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) Members’ Exhibition, Museum of Sevres, France
o Down Under China, Kiwis+, Auckland, New Zealand
o International Ceramics Exhibition (IAC), Shanghai, China
2008 o Another Cup, Invitational Exhibition, curated by Deborah Bedwell, Baltimore Clayworks
o Down Under China, Five Kiwis + One, The ArtHouse Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand
o International Academy of Ceramics Members’ Exhibition, Xi’an, China
o NCECA Invitational Exhibition, Shanghai and Jingdezhen, China
o International Invitational Ceramics Exhibition, Jingdezhen Ceramics Museum, Jingdezhen, China
2007 o Ceramic Art Museum of the United States of America Inaugural Exhibition, FuLe International
Ceramic Art Museums, Fuping Pottery Art Village, Fuping, Shaanxi, China
o Kansas Masters Exhibition, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan
o Kansas Governor’s Inauguration Invitational Exhibition, Topeka, Kansas
o Amazing Women, ArtSpring Gallery, Salina, Kansas
o 2007 NCECA Conference Honorees’ Exhibition. Louisville, Kentucky
2006 o Intellectual Gnomes, Invitational Exhibition, Westerwald Ceramics Museum, Hohr-Grenzhausen, Germany
o Kansas City Artist Coalition Members’ Juried Exhibition, Kansas City, Missouri
o Kansas Artist Craftsman Association, Members’ Juried Exhibition, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas. Juror: Paul Smith, Former Director, American Craft Museum. Juror’s Award
o Concordia Clay, National Juried Exhibition, Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota
2005 o Strecker-Nelson Gallery, La Femme, Manhattan, Kansas
o Kansas Artist Craftsman Association Members’ Exhibition, Topeka, Kansas
o Paper, Scissors, Rock Gallery Exhibition, Baltimore, Maryland
2004 o Prairie Fire Group Exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana
o 1000 Years of Porcelain Invitational Exhibition, Jingdezhen, China
2003 o Wichita National All Media Crafts Exhibition, Wichita, Kansas
o Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Baker Arts Center, Liberal, Kansas
o Invitational Group Exhibition, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, Alabama
o Prairie Fire – Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
o Prairie Fire Exhibition, Spiva Gallery, Joplin, Missouri
o Invitational Exhibition of International Ceramics, China Foshan International Ceramics Exposition, Foshan, China (color catalog)
o “The Art of Fine Craft,” Elder Gallery, Rogers Center for Fine Arts, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska
o Emporia State University Faculty at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas
o “Prairie Fire: Artists Working in Clay,” Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri
o “Out of Academe: Clay Artists Who Teach,” Manhattan Arts Center, Manhattan, Kansas
o “Kansas Connections,” Traveling Exhibition, University of Kansas, Lawrence; Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, Kansas; Seward County Community College, Liberal, Kansas
o East/West Clay, Invitational Exhibition, Filipino Cultural Center, Overland Park, Kansas
o “Canvas.Paper.Clay.Glass,” Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, Kansas
2001 o Two-Person Exhibition, Shircliff Gallery of Art, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana
o “Prairie Fire Exhibition,” Eleanor Hays Gallery, Tonkawa, Oklahoma (Poster)
o “Hot Midwest Clay,” The Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, Missouri (Color Announcement)
o “Art Yard 2,” (outdoor sculpture) The Jewish Community Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
o Archie Bray Foundation 50th Anniversary Benefit Auction and Exhibition, Helena, Montana
2000 o “Allan Chasanoff Ceramic Collection Exhibition,” Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte
o “MOAK 4 State Regional Exhibition,” Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
o “Kansas Connections,” Invitational Exhibition, Dodge City, Kansas
o International Cone Box Show, Two-Year Traveling Exhibition
o “Suited to a Tea,” Invitational Exhibition, Waterloo Museum of Art, Waterloo, Iowa
o Karon Dohorty Memorial Invitational Exhibition, Denver, Colorado
o Archie Bray Foundation Residents’ Invitational Exhibition, Longmont, Colorado
1999 o “Suited to a Tea,” Invitational Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Iowa, Catalog
o Kansas Artist Craftsmen Association Juried Members’ Exhibition, Eppink Gallery, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. Juror: Sherry Leedy
o “Archie Bray Foundation Summer ‘99 Exhibition,” Helena, Montana
o “Altered Traditions,” The Columbian Theatre, Museum and Art Center, Wamego, Kansas
o “Expectation and Realization,” Butler County Community College, El Dorado, Kansas
o “Lighten Up,” National Invitational Candlestick Exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus
1998 o Salina Art Center, Regional Juried Exhibition, Salina, Kansas (Juror’s Award)
o Innovations Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado
o “Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal & Wood,” National Juried Exhibition, The Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa. Juror: Kenneth Trapp, Curator-in-Charge, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
o Faculty Exhibition, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas - Catalog
o Kansas Artist Craftsman Association Juried Exhibition, Wamego, Kansas
1997 o “Contemporary American Ceramics,” National Invitational Exhibition, Loveland Museum, Colorado
o “Clay and Metal,” Invitational Exhibition, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield
o “Mindscapes” Colorado Clay Invitational Exhibition, Manitou Springs
o “Summer Invitational Art Exhibition,” Shafer Gallery, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Kansas
o Kansas Artist Craftsman Association Juried Exhibition, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, Kansas
o “Topeka Competition,” Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, Kansas, Purchase Award, Catalog
o Faculty Exhibition, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas - Catalog
1996 o “Rendezvous,” National Invitational/Invitational Exhibition, Museum of Nebraska Art, University of Nebraska, Kearney - Poster and Catalog
o “Handle, Spout, Story, Shrine,” Regional Invitational Ceramics Exhibition, University of Nebraska, Lincoln - Poster
o Two-Person Exhibition, Gilson Room, Emporia State University, Kansas
o Faculty Exhibition, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas
1995 o Steamboat Arts Council, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
o “A Home for Joe,” Invitational Group Exhibition, the Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
1994 o ACME Annual Juried Metalsmith Exhibition, Art Alley, Carbondale, Illinois – Energy Award
o MFA Preview Exhibition, University Museum, Carbondale, Illinois
o “Ten Views,” Associated Artists Gallery, Carbondale, Illinois
1993 o ACME Annual Juried Metalsmith Exhibition, Art Alley, Carbondale
o “Clay Out West,” National Invitational Exhibition, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyoming
1992 o “Anticipation ‘92,” New Art Forms Emerging Talent Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago
o “The Haunted Plains,” Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, One West Contemporary Art Center, Fort Collins, Colorado
o Juried Student Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie
1991 o Juried Student Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
March, 2022. Two-day workshop, Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon
February, 2021 Demonstration and Lecture, Emporia State University, Kansas
November, 2018 Lecture, "The Neltje Center: A Living Museum," Heritage Tourism: From Scot-land to Disney-land, University of Wyoming
July, 2018 Lecture, Wyoming Clay Festival, Art321, Casper, Wyoming
April, 2018 Master Presenter, Clay Push Gulgong, Australia
August, 2017 "Teaching and Learning Creativity," Sitka Center for Arts and Ecology, Otis, Oregon
July, 2016 Powerpoint presentation, “It’s Never Too Late,” Mark Rothko Arts Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia
March, 2016 NCECA Panel Presenter, “Changes in Communications and Travel to China”
August, 2015 Three-day Workshop, “Finding Your Unique Aesthetic,” Sitka Center for Arts and Ecology, Otis, Oregon
October, 2015 “International Ceramics Design,” International Ceramics Design Symposium, Jingdezhen, China
September, 2014 “Trends in International Ceramics.” Ceramics Ireland Festival 2014.
May, 2014 “The Depth and Breadth of Contemporary International Ceramics.” The Art Center of Grand Junction.
September 2013 Lecture and Workshop, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, California
June 2013 “Remembering Janet Mansfield,” International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth, Wales
May 2013 Panel: “Writing and Publishing,” Panel: “Memories of Janet Mansfield,” and Opening Comments at 2013 Gulgong Masters and Presenters Exhibition,
Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia
March 2013 “Remembering Janet Mansfield,” NCECA Conference, Houston, Texas
February 2013 Panel: “Pathways to Professionalism,” Wyoming Arts Council CLICK Conference, University of Wyoming, Laramie
May 2011 Lecture and Visiting Artist, Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri
March 2010 Lecture, North Carolina Potters Conference, Asheboro
September 2010 Lecture, International Ceramics Festival of Ireland, Kilkenny
October, 2009 Lecture, SERES ’09 Ceramics Conference, Eskisehir, Turkey
Lecture, Haceteppe University, Ankara, Turkey
September, 2009 Lecture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
October, 2008 Lecture, “Ceramics Education in the US and China,” Shared Journeys, NCECA Symposium, Jingdezhen, China Workshop and Lecture, Florence, Oregon
March, 2008 Lecture, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
February, 2008 Lecture, The Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand
August, 2006 Lecture, Australia National University, Canberra
October, 2006 Lecture, China, Kansas Art Education Association Annual Conference
January, 2006 Curator, Surface Matters, a national invitational ceramics exhibition, Norman Eppink Art Gallerym, ESU, Emporia, Kansas
September, 2005 The Pottery Workshop Experimental Factory, Jingdezhen, China
September, 2004 Lecture, Keramikmuseum Westerwald, European Ceramics, at the Westerwald Preis, Frankfurt, Germany
August, 2004 Lecture, First International Conference of Ceramics Publishers, “ FuPing, China
May, 2004 Lecture, 1000 Years Celebration of Porcelain, Jingdezhen, China, “The Spirit of NCECA”
February, 2004 Tainan National College of Art, Tainan County, Taiwan, Slide Lecture
February, 2004 Taipei County Yingge International Ceramics Symposium, “Tradition: Benefit or Burden,” Taipei County Yingge International Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
October, 2002 Seward County Community College, Liberal, Kansas
October, 2002 Lecture, International Ceramic Workshop, China Foshan International Ceramics Conference, Value and Worth: “An Issue in Ceramics in America”
September, 2001 Workshop, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana
July, 2001 Presenter/Participant, Kansas State University Faenza Symposium, Faenza, Italy
June, 2000 Slide Talk, International Ceramic Center, Skaelskor, Denmark
February, 2000 Visiting Artist, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas
June, 1999 Slide Talk, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
March, 1999 Gallery Talk, Columbian Theater and Art Center, Wamego, Kansas
March, 1999 Visiting Artist, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
February, 1999 Visiting Artist, Garden City Community College, Garden City, Kansas
February, 1999 Visiting Artist, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
January, 1999 Gallery Talk, Salina Arts Center, Salina, Kansas
July, 1998 Visiting Artist, Fort Collins City Pottery, Colorado
July, 1998 “High-Fire Workshop,” Colorado Northwestern Community College, Craig
June, 1998 Presenter, 1998 Int’l Ceramic Symposium, Shui-Li Historic Kiln Site, Taiwan
June, 1998 “Three-Dimensional Design,” Alliance of Nebraska Art Clubs, Valentine
March, 1998 Workshop, Barton County Community College
July, 1997 “Glaze Calculation,” Colorado Northwestern Community College, Craig
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
2020 Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, Wyoming
2016 Mark Rothko Arts Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia
2014 National Collection of Ireland
2012 San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, Texas
2012 Musée ARIANA, Geneva, Switzerland
2007 Ceramic Art Museum of the United States of America, FuPing, China
2006 Westerwald Ceramics Museum, Hohr-Grenshausen, Germany
2005 Yixing Ceramics Museum, Yixing, China
2004 Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China
2003 Guang Dong Fotao Group, Shiwan Artistic Ceramic Company, Shiwan, China
2002 Shiwan Art Museum, Shiwan, China
Orton Ceramic Foundation, Westerville, Ohio
2001 Istituto d’arte Ceramica, Faenza, Italy
Nora Eccles Harrison Art Museum, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Dr. Morris Prigoff, Dallas, Texas
Thomas G. Prater, MD, and Kimberley Alexander Prater, MD, Springfield, Missouri
2000 International Ceramic Center, Skaelskor, Denmark
The Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, North Carolina (The Chasanoff Collection)
1999 Archie Bray Foundation Collection, Helena, Montana
1998 Mr. & Mrs. David Dietemann, Fort Collins, Colorado
Tony Yeh, Taipei Ceramics Magazine, Taiwan
Shyu, Yeong-Shiuh, Taipei, Taiwan
1997 Thomas G. Prater, MD, and Kimberley Alexander Prater, MD, Springfield, Missouri
1997 Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, Kansas
1997 Mr. & Mrs. Erik Henrichsen, Hillerod, Denmark
1996 Dr. & Mrs. Harold Young, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
1996 Ms. Akemi Komukai, Japan
1995 Mr. Paul Angiolillo, Boston, Massachusetts
1995 Dr. & Mrs. Parviz Sanjabi, Carbondale, Illinois
1995 Dr. & Mrs. Gary Austin, Carbondale, Illinois
1995 Mr. & Mrs. Andre Heijnen, Mount Vernon, Illinois
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2020–present. Moderator, Critical Connections: A monthly discussion group for writers, curators, and all those interested in critical discourse in ceramics
October to Dec. 2019 Interim Editor, Studio Potter
September 2008 to 2017 Editor/Publisher, Ceramics: Art & Perception/TECHNICAL
2007 to 2008 Associate Editor, Ceramics: Art & Perception/TECHNICAL, Sydney, Australia
July 2001 to Dec 2007 Associate Professor, Department of Art, Emporia State University
July 2000 to Dec 2007 Chair, Department of Art, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas
Fall 1996 to 2001 Assistant Professor, Ceramics, Sculpture, Three-Dimensional Design, Basic Drawing Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas
Spring 1996 Visiting Lecturer, Ceramics, Sculpture, Three-Dimensional Design, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas
Fall 1995 Adjunct Faculty, Beginning Ceramics, Colorado Northwestern Community College, Craig, Colorado
1992 to 1995 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Graduate Assistant
Spring 1994 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Two-Dimensional Design, School of Art and Design, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Fall 1993 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Beginning Ceramics, School of Art and Design, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
July 1992 Guest Instructor, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wy
Summer 1992 Instructor, Elder hostel “Summer Sceniors” Ceramics Course, Univ. of Wyoming
1986 to 1990 J & J Awards/Ad Concepts, Gillette, Wyoming-Owner/Manager
1984 to 1986 Campbell County Chamber of Commerce, Gillette, Wyoming– Marketing Director
1982 to 1984 Self-Employed, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Gillette,Wyoming, Marketing Consultant
Fall, 1983 Guest Lecturer, Univ. of Minnesota, School of Landscape Architecture
1979 to 1982 Cannon Design Inc., Architects, Engineers, Planners, Grand Island, New York – Marketing Coordinator
HONORS AND AWARDS
2019 Honorary Membership, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
2018 Wyoming Governor's Arts Award
2018 Wyoming Arts Council Fellowship
2015 Spirit of Sheridan Award (with Richard Garber), Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce
2007 Kansas Governor’s Arts Award, Individual Artist, Visual Arts
Fellow, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
2006 Juror’s Award, Kansas Artist Craftsman Association Members’ Exhitition.
Juror: Paul Smith, Former Director, American Craft Museum, New York
Who’s Who of American Women
2005 Residency, The Pottery Workshop Experimental Factory, Jingdezhen, China
Artist of the Year, Emporia Arts Council
Who’s Who of American Teachers
2003 Who’s Who in America
2001 Who’s Who in America
2000 Who’s Who of American Women: Millennium Edition
2000 Summer Residency, International Ceramic Center, Skaelskor, Denmark
1999 Summer Residency, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
1999 Recipient, Summer OOE Faculty Research Grant, “Atmospheric Firing”
1998 Juror’s Award, Salina Art Center Regional Juried Exhibition
1997 Recipient, Summer OOE Faculty Research Grant, “Clay-to-Bronze Vessels”
1997 Purchase Award, “Topeka Competition,” Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library
1994–1995 Graduate Fellowship Recipient, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
1990–1992 President’s List, University of Wyoming
1991–1992 Recipient, Academic Scholarship, University of Wyoming
1990 Paul Stock Grant-In-Aid, University of Wyoming
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
2022–2026. Council Member, International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva, Switzerland
2022–present Member, National Advisory Board, University of Wyoming Art Museum
2018 Regional Curator (North and South America), 60th Faenza Prize, Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza
Curator, Splendid Table: An Exhibition of Dinnerware, SAGE Arts Center, Sheridan, Wyoming
2017 Lifetime Member, International Ceramics Magazine Editors Association (ICMEA)
2016 Juror, Peteris Martinsons Ceramic Award and International Exhibition, Mark Rothko Arts Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia
2014 Chair, Department of Art Advisory Board, Sheridan College, Sheridan, Wyoming.
2013–2016 President, International Ceramics Magazine Editors Association.
2013 Juror, Annual Ceramics Exhibition, Tony Natsoulas Gallery, Sacramento, California
2011 Juror, Kansas Artist Craftsman Association Annual Exhibition
Curator, Vertical: Platters on the Wall, Sagebrush Community Art Center, Sheridan, Wyoming
Catalog Essay, Les Manning: Common/Opposites, Esplanade Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Author, “A Pictorial Perspective: A tour of the ceramics facilities at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts,” Ceramics TECHNICAL #32, May–Oct, 2011. P 56–59
2010 Juror, Clay on the Wall, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Author, “Margaret O’Rorke,” Ceramics TECHNICAL, Issue 30, May–October 2010. Pp 101–104
2009 Juror, Westerwald Preis, Höhrgrenzhausen, Germany
Juror, NCECA K-12 National Exhibition, Phoenix, Arizona
Author, “Louis Sullivan’s Symphony of Colour,” Ceramics TECHNICAL, Issue 28, May–October, 2009. Pp 66–70.
2008 Juror, Mulvane Art Fair, Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, Kansas
2007–present Member, International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva, Switzerland
2007–2008 Juror, ArtSplash, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa
2005 Juror, Smokey Hill River Festival Art Exhibition, Salina, Kansas
2005–present Advisory Board, Ceramics: Art and Perception, Sydney, Australia
2004–2006 Past President, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
2003–2004 Juror, Taipei County Yingge International Ceramics Biennale, Taiwan
2003 Member, Board of Directors, Kemper Contemporary Art Museum, Education Committee, Kansas City
2002–present Advisory Board Member, Jingdezhen 1000 Years of Porcelain Conference, Jingdezhen, China
2002–2003 Advisory Board Member, Zhujiajiao Ceramic Art Center, Zhujiajiao, China
2002–2004 President, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
2000–2002 President-Elect, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
2000 Member, National Council of Art Administrators
1998–1999 President, Kansas Artist Craftsman Association
1997–1999 President, Emporia Arts Council, Emporia, Kansas
1997–1999 Director-at-Large, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (
NCECA), Nominating Committee and Chairman, SOFA Silent Auction
1996–1998 Member/President-Elect, Kansas Artist Craftsman Association
1996–1999 Member, Board of Directors, Emporia Arts Council, Emporia, Kansas
1994–1996 Student Director-at-Large, NCECA Board of Directors
1992–present Member, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
1991–1993 Member, Toastmasters International, Competent Toastmaster Award 1992
1986–1990 Member, Board of Directors, Campbell County Chamber of Commerce
1985–1990 Member, Campbell County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors
1986–1988 Member, Board of Directors, Wyoming State Business Rendezvous
1982–1984 Professional Affiliate, Minnesota Society of the American Institute of Architects
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
2022 International Academy of Ceramics Congress and General Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland
2018 International Academy of Ceramics Congress and General Assembly, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2016 International Academy of Ceramics Congress and General Assembly, Barcelona, Spain
2014 Ceramics Ireland Festival 2014, Thomastown, Ireland
2014 International Academy of Ceramics, Dublin, Ireland
2013 Graduate, the CiViC Project, Sheridan, Wyoming
2013 International Ceramics Magazine Editors Association, FuPing, China
2013 “Clay Push Gulgong 2013,” Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia
2012 “Subversive Clay.” International Ceramics Triennale, Adelaide, South Australia
2012 International Academy of Ceramics Congress and General Assembly, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2011 Tasmania Woodfire Conference, Tasmania, Australia
Archie Bray Foundation 60th Anniversary Celebration, Helena, Montana
2010 International Biennial Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth, Wales
International Academy of Ceramics General Assembly, Paris, France
Ceramics Festival of Ireland, Kilkenny
2008 International Biennial Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth, Wales
International Academy of Ceramics General Assembly
2006 Archie Bray International Event, Helena, Montana
2005 Creativity Workshop, New York, New York
Waste Management Workshop for Colleges and Universities, Manhattan, Kansas
2000 Mold-Making, Andrew Martin, Firehouse Center for the Arts, Norman, Oklahoma
2000 Full-Metal Bookbinding, Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Daniel Kelm, Instructor
1996 Blacksmithing, Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita, Kansas
1992 to present NCECA Annual Conferences
November 1994 Alfred Symposium, University of Illinois, Champaign
March, 1994 NCECA Pre-conference, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Fall, 1993 Workshop, SIUC, Facilitators: Emma Lewis and Delores Lewis
Spring, 1992 Workshop, LCCC, Cheyenne, Wyoming: Adrian Arleo
1992 Workshop, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyoming: Facilitator: Arnold Zimmerman
1991 Workshop, “Metaphor and Meaning,” Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Christina Bertoni
1986 Seminar, Billy Burton’s School of Memory (It may have been 1985, I don’t remember.)
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
2020–2022 Wyoming Department of Education Fine and Performing Arts Standards Committee.
2019–2022. Board of Directors, Studio Potter.
2019–present International Advisory Board, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, Wyoming
2017–2019 Leadership Team, Dementia Friendly Sheridan, Sheridan Senior Center, Sheridan, Wyoming
2016–2022. Advisory Board, Center for a Vital Community, Sheridan, Wyoming
2014–present Chair, Advisory Board, Sheridan College Art Department, Sheridan, Wyoming
2012–2015 Member, Sheridan Public Arts Committee, Sheridan, Wyoming
2012–present Member, Sheridan Artist Guild, et al (SAGE), Sagebrush Art Center Gallery Committee
2012–2014 Member, Empty Bowls Committee, Volunteers of America, Sheridan, Wyoming
2010–2012. Treasurer, American Association of International Ceramics
Member, Planning Committee, International Academy of Ceramics 2012 General Assembly, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2009–2011 Member, Development Committee, NCECA
2008 Board of Directors, Plumb Place Center for Women, Emporia, Kansas
2005–2007 Hazardous Waste Committee, Celebration of the Arts Committee, Council on Teacher Education, Women’s Center Advisory Board, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Search Committee, First Year Experience Committee, Community/University Emporia Artist in Residence Program Committee
2004–2005 Facilities Committee, President’s Evaluation Committee, First Year Experience Committee, Hazardous Waste Committee, Graduate Council
2003–2004 Search Committee, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Search Committees: (ESU) College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Screening Committee; Assistant Director of Residential Life; Career Services Counselor
2002–2007 Graduate Council, Emporia State University
2001–2006 New Initiatives Committee, Emporia State University
1999 Grant Evaluator, Salina Arts & Humanities Council, Salina, Kansas
1999–2000 Dean’s Advisory Council, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Emporia State University
Fall, 1997–1999 Faculty Senate/Faculty Affairs Committee, Emporia State University
1997–2007 NASAD Accreditation Committee (Chair), Scholarship Committee (Chair) and
Long Range Planning Committee (Chair, 1998-99), Division of Art, Emporia State University
1996–1998 Faculty Advisor, Alpha Rho Theta Student Art Club, Emporia State University
Fall, 1993 Director Search Committee, School of Art and Design, SIU-Carbondale